Step back in time and hear of days of old at The Red House Interpretive Center . You will learn how the 1800s trading post was ran and the way things like pieces of eight and twisted braids of tobacco were used on the old frontier. The Red House Interpretive Center commemorates the life of Cape Girardeau’s founder Louis Lorimier as well as Lewis and Clark’s visit to the community on November 23, 1803. The Red House includes a number of exhibits and interpretive panels highlighting Lewis and